AltWeeklies Wire
John Hiatt: 'The Open Road'new
The Open Road consists of eleven brand new tunes, each imprinted with the trademarks of John Hiatt’s oeuvre — sultry blues licks, witty and thoughtful lyrics, and an underlying energy that drives the music through the pervasive groove.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Open Road, John Hiatt
Usher: It's Business Timenew
For those bored by the monogamy talk on his last album, Usher lets it be known that his pants have reopened for business on his latest, Raymond v. Raymond.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Raymond v. Raymond, Usher
'Runaways' Soundtrack Mixes Predictable Punk With Some Nice Surprisesnew
To answer your question, yes, Kristen Stewart can sing. For the most part. Her voice is a bit thin, but when you're channeling rockers the Runaways, technical chops aren't as important as chutzpah and attitude.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
Cadillac Jones Still Blowing That Homegrownnew
The funk-soulsters return with Rhythm Method.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rhythm Method, Cadillac Jones
Judi Chicago Ignites 'Bright Lights, Fun City'new
Atlanta’s dance haus group gets Dada with it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Walk Softly and Carry a Major Lazernew
Diplo and Switch animate dancehall electro in Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jonathan Williams |
04-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Second Coming of Retribution Gospel Choirnew
Alan Sparhawk doesn't have a reputation for writing exciting music, which makes his ascent into the exuberant rock of Retribution Gospel Choir's aptly titled second coming, 2, so remarkable.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: 2, Retribution Gospel Choir
Second Helping: AM's 'Future Sons Daughters'new
Future sound-bites Philly soul, Brazilian flavors and Italian soundtracks, but it all turns out like country-tinged, throwback Cali pop. A bit Turtles, a bit Byrds, a bit Mamas and Papas.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lily Moayeri |
02-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: AM, Future Sons Daughters
Flip It and Reverse It: The Magnetic Fields' 'Realism'new
Not even Morrissey could pull off a line like "I want you crawling back to me, down on your knees, like an appendectomy sans anesthesia" without a hint of irony; but that's the power of Stephin Merritt.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-09-2010 |
Reviews
Deep Dish: Galactic's 'Ya-Ka-May'new
Ya-Ka-May is a Chinese soup enjoyed by New Orleanians, made from meat (just about any kind will do), noodles, a hard-boiled egg and green onions. Galactic's latest, Ya-Ka-May, is infused with the same spirit.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
02-09-2010 |
Reviews
Despite her MS Diagnosis, Exene Cervenka Lives for the Momentnew
The vocalist for L.A. punk stalwarts X, poet, and former wife of actor Viggo Mortensen was assembling a collection of bucolic country songs to be counted among her strongest work. But in the midst of it all she wasn't feeling well.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-09-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Somewhere Gone, Exene Cervenka
Warning Lights' Latest Offering is a Tranquil Listening Experiencenew
Drew Haddon's follow-up to '07s Eternity Drones embraces the guerilla approach to loud, lo-fi and open-ended drone music that was once stifled by the academic imperialism of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Lamonte Young and the likes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-26-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Further On, Warning Light
'In Search of Stoney Jackson' is a Return to True-School Rhythm and Soulnew
Stoney features a procession of newcomer MCs and old-school voices rhyming over backdrops of ghetto psychedelia. The resulting texture weaves samples from the '80s, '90s and now into an unrelenting groove that peppers classic cuts.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-26-2010 |
Reviews
Fahrenheit is An Accessible Yet Exploratory Brand of Crossover Jazz-Rocknew
Fahrenheit is Dan Nettles' strongest offering yet, loose and swinging while exhibiting all the modern, rock-influenced flourishes one might expect from a record by one of Nettles' better-known compatriots.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gabe Vodicka |
01-26-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Kenosha Kid, Fahrenheit
Misconceptions Abound: Vampire Weekend's 'Contra'new
There are two rampant misconceptions about Vampire Weekend. One is that the group's music is Afro-pop, or has pretentions to be Afro-pop. The second is that it sucks. Neither is true.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
01-26-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Contra, Vampire Weekend
